"Apprentice" means a person who is at least
16 years of age, except where a higher minimum age is required by law, who is
employed in an apprenticeable occupation, and is registered in Iowa with the
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.
"Apprenticeable occupation" means an
occupation approved for apprenticeship by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office
of Apprenticeship.
"Apprenticeship program" means a program
registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, which
includes terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection,
employment, and training of apprentices, including the requirement for a
written apprenticeship agreement.
"Apprenticeship sponsor" means an entity
operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose name an
apprenticeship program is being operated, which is registered with or approved
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.
"Authority" means the economic development
authority created in Iowa Code section
15.105.
"Contact hours" means the number of hours of
in-person instruction received by an apprentice participating in an
apprenticeship program.
"Financial assistance" means assistance
provided only from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the
authority and includes but is not limited to assistance in the forms of grants,
loans, forgivable loans, and royalty payments.
"Fund" means the apprenticeship training
program fund created in Iowa Code section
15B.3.
"Lead apprenticeship sponsor" means a trade
organization, labor organization, employer association, or other incorporated
entity representing a group of apprenticeship sponsors.
"Program" means the apprenticeship training
program established pursuant to this chapter.
"Total instructional hours" means the total
instructional hours reported by an apprenticeship sponsor or lead
apprenticeship sponsor. "Total instructional hours" does not mean the minimum
federal standard for instructional hours.
"Training year" means the most recent
calendar year.
